Rod is a senior, global banking executive with 37 years’ experience leading a wide variety of business units. His career spans eight countries with principal experience in turnarounds and growth strategies. Rod took a three year sabbatical from the end of 2009 to 2012 focused on high impact development work in Africa & India and advising medium size businesses in the US and Europe on strategic change. His current role is Principal, Aileron Project Ltd, London and Hong Kong.

Prior to that, Rod Served at Bank of Nova Scotia as President Asia-Pacific, Hong Kong, Chief Executive Officer, Scotiabank Europe Plc, London, Vice President Scotia Plaza, Toronto, and General Manager, Scotiabank Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. Rod was also CEO & President of Roynat Capital, Canada’s largest merchant bank.

His sabbatical experience includes among others, serving as mentor of entrepreneurs in Rwanda, Director of Bridges beyond Boundaries organization (India) and Chair of various International Committees for Young Presidents Organization from 2009 to 2012.

He has served on numerous public and private company and NGO boards.

He was graduated from Harvard Business School, Executive Series in 2010, he holds an MBA from York University 1983, and he has a B.Sc. Civil Engineering from Queen’s University, 1979.

Mr. Regis Rugemanshuro serves as the Director General for Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB). Prior his appointment, Mr. RugemanshUro was the Chief Digital Officer of Bank of Kigali PLC where he oversaw and led the Digital Transformation of Bank of Kigali Plc; a position he took after serving as the first Chief Executive Officer of BK TecHouse, the Tech subsidiary of Bank of Kigali Group Plc, where his work and the company’s achievements in the two years he spent there earned him the 2018 All Africa Business Leaders Award (AABLA) as Finalist for East Africa Innovator of the Year. Under his leadership, BK TecHouse was voted and awarded the 2017 Best Technology Company in Rwanda by the Smart Service Awards. Prior to joining BK Group Plc, Mr. Rugemanshuro spent his career in the United States consulting for the global Tech giants such as Hewlett Packard (HP) as a Program Manager and later with Accenture PLC in Seattle, Washington. During his time there, his main clients included Microsoft and T-Mobile.

His area of focus is at the intersection of Business and Technology; his expertise is in transforming large organizations to realize the promise of the digital revolution via adoption of business best practices and standards fit for the digital era, together with modern engineering platforms. He is known for his high energy, being a servant leader, and contagious passion to solving complex problems.

Mr. Rugemanshuro serves as Director on many boards, both in the public and private sectors. He is a Certified Project Management Profes- sional (PMP) by the Global Project Management Institute (PMI) as well as a Certified SAFE Program Consultant (SPC4) by the Global Scaled Agile Academy; and he has a Bachelor’s degree in Science Information Technologies, and an MBA in Management both from Misericordia University in Pennsylvania.

Risper is a Finance professional, a Professional Certified Coach, and a Non-Executive Director. She currently serves as the Group Finance Director at Centum Investment PLC. Centum Investment PLC is the largest investment company in East Africa, with a diversified portfolio of assets across several sectors and based in Nairobi. She also serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Boards of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), Population Services Kenya (PSK) and Kenya Climate Ventures (KCV).

Risper holds an MBA in Finance from USIU-Africa and a Bachelor of Business Management degree from Moi University. She is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), a member of the Institute of Certified Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK), a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF) and the Fellow of the Archbishop Desmond Tutu African Leadership Institute.

Juma is a retired banker with vast professional experience in the financial services sector spanning 29 years.

He is currently a Member and Chairman of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) Derivatives Risk Management Committee. He sits on the Board of NSE Clear Limited as an Independent Non-Executive Director, where he also serves as a Trustee of both the NSE Settlement Guarantee Fund (SGF) and Investor Protection Fund (IPF). He also sits on the Oversight Committee of Meridian Partners LLP, a private Fund Management company based in Nairobi.

Prior to this, Juma worked with Barclays Bank in Kenya and in South Africa in different capacities, including the position of Chief Risk Officer.

Juma holds an MBA (Strategic Management) from the United States International University (USIU) – Africa, and a Bachelor of Commerce from Kenyatta University. He is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB) of the United Kingdom (re-named London Institute of Bankers – UK). He completed an Advanced Management Programme (AMP) from IESE Business School (Spain) and Strathmore Business School (Kenya). He is also an alumnus of the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), University of Pretoria, South Africa. He is a member in good standing of the Institute of Directors (IoD) of Kenya.

Lilian is the Chief Strategy Officer at Aviation Travel & Logistics Holding (ATL). ATL is comprised of five subsidiaries namely: RwandAir, Rwanda Links & Logistics Ltd, Rwanda Airports Company, Akagera Aviation Academy and Rwanda Tours & Events. She previously served in various positions in RwandAir which include: Director Global Sales Operations, Director Customer Experience and Head Corporate Planning & Strategy.

Prior to joining the Aviation Industry, Lilian served as a Lecturer and a Head of the Department of Finance at the School of Finance & Banking-SFB. She also worked with Rwanda Capital Market Advisory Council (CMAC) and Rwanda Institute of Administration and Management-RIAM. Lilian served as a Board of Director at the National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) for 9years where she served as the Chairperson of the Audit and Risk Committee and a member of the Human Resources Committee of the Board.

As a consultant, Lilian served as Local Economist in the contract with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), to conduct a Feasibility Study for the Communication Infrastructure Backbone Project. In this contract, the consultant was responsible for conducting a market analysis and traffic study, business and financial modeling, technical designs and project implementation strategy, evaluation of the regulatory framework, conducting the impact assessment, environmental analysis, and preparation of procurement documents.

She holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration/Strategic Management Practices and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa as well as Bachelors’ degree in Business Administration/Finance from Kigali Institute of Science, Technology, and Management-KIST.

Eugene Ubalijoro is a Rwandan national with more than 30-year professional experience in the beverage industry which started in Rwanda. During that time, he worked for Heineken International in various commercial and general management capacities in Sub Sahara Africa, Europe and the Americas. He also served in Heineken boards and Joint Ventures in Sierra Leone, Panama, The Bahamas, St Lucia, Costa Rica, Jamaica and Suriname.

In August 2020, Eugene joined Molson Coors Beverage Company, a leading North American brewer based in Chicago and is now a member of its USA Leadership Team, as Central Region Vice President based in Dallas, Texas. He is currently a Board Director at Revolver Brewery, a subsidiary of Molson Coors Beverage Company, in Granbury, Texas.

Eugene earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at Georgetown University in Washington DC in 1986 and an MBA at the University of Sherbrooke in Canada in 1989.

He is married and has 3 adult children.

Angela Wamola Wabosha has 20 years of business leadership experience in digital transformation environments having built a reputation for oversight in the adaption of new technologies that lend towards operational sustainability and innovative strategic thinking.

She is an accomplished and resourceful professional with extensive experience in managing public affairs, developing and strengthening stakeholder partnerships, and advocating for policy reform in diverse issue areas.

A leader, well trained in high performance teams, she is currently the Head of Sub Saharan Africa at the GSMA, a trade body that represents the interests of 800+ mobile operators worldwide and stakeholders in the wider ecosystem.

Prior to that, she served in various capacities at Safaricom PLC and remains committed to digital & gender inclusion, particularly in the domain of connecting the unconnected, and the advancement and acceleration of a digital African continent

Angela holds a Executive Masters in Business Administration degree from University of Cape Town and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from University of Nairobi.

Laban Bayingana is the Chief National Financial Operations in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning.

Prior to that, he served in various capacities in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning under Treasury Management as a Cash Plan Management Expert, Treasury Technical Advisor to the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury as well as Advisor to the Minister of State in charge of National Treasury.

Laban has vast professional experience in Public Finance Management spanning over 13 years providing support in implementation of PFM reforms in Rwanda. He is an adaptable financial advisor with hands-on experience in various aspects of financial management and financial analysis.

He has demonstrated keen interest and passion to serve the Government of Rwanda through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning with a mission of ensuring the highest international standards in Public Finance Management for proper accountable use of resources.

Laban’s career objective is to work in a problem-solving position, provide advisory services to assist management to meet the entity’s objectives while being people centered.

Laban is a Certified Public Finance Management Accountant (CPFMA). He is also a fellow of the Global Academy of Finance and Management (GAFM), and has a Diploma in International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS).

Laban holds Bachelor’s Degree in Management Majoring in Accounting Sciences from the National University of Rwanda (NUR) and Masters of Business Administration majoring in Finance from Oklahoma Christian University (OC).